Later Feat of Sophanes and His Death at Datos — Herodotus, Histories Book 9 (9.75.1), Greek & English

§9.75.1

ἔστι δὲ καὶ ἕτερον Σωφάνεϊ¹ λαμπρὸν ἔργον ἐξεργασμένον, ὅτι περικατημένων Ἀθηναίων Αἴγιναν Εὐρυβάτην τὸν Ἀργεῖον ἄνδρα πεντάεθλον ἐκ προκλήσιος ἐφόνευσε. αὐτὸν δὲ Σωφάνεα χρόνῳ ὕστερον τούτων κατέλαβε² ἄνδρα γενόμενον ἀγαθόν, Ἀθηναίων στρατηγέοντα ἅμα Λεάγρῳ τῷ Γλαύκωνος, ἀποθανεῖν ὑπὸ Ἠδωνῶν ἐν Δάτῳ περὶ τῶν μετάλλων τῶν χρυσέων μαχόμενον.

There is also another glorious deed achieved by Sophanes, namely that when the Athenians were besieging Aegina, he slew Eurybates the Argive, a man who was a pentathlete, in single combat upon a challenge. But as for Sophanes himself, some time after these events, it befell him, after having proved himself a brave man, while commanding the Athenians as general along with Leagros the son of Glaukon, to meet his death at the hands of the Edonians in Datos, fighting for the gold mines.

Syntax notes2 items

9.75.1Σωφάνεϊ
Functions as the dative of agent with the perfect passive participle ἐξεργασμένον.
9.75.1κατέλαβε
Used impersonally (or as a verb of happening) with the accusative αὐτὸν δὲ Σωφάνεα (acting as the subject of the infinitive) and the infinitive ἀποθανεῖν, meaning 'it befell someone to die'.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25)urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:9.75.1